Electrify Chicago
An independent tool for viewing City of Chicago building data
According to the
2022 Chicago Climate Action Plan
,
69% of Chicago's emissions come from buildings, making
building emissions our biggest challenge and our biggest opportunity as a city
to tackle climate change. At Electrify Chicago, we showcase building performance using
publicly available data supplemented by community-submitted photographs and building
owners.
Start by looking at Chicago's buildings with the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2021, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported
under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. According to the City “As of 2016,
this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than
50,000 square feet.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with
reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2021, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chicago Transit Authority - 120 N. Racine
120 N Racine Ave
| Office | 11.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 12%
| 1,383 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Harper Center (Booth School)
(UChicago)
5807 S Woodlawn Ave
| College/University | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 4,604 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
60 W Erie Condo
60 W ERIE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 760 tons 
Lowest 45%
|
|
Alden Princeton Rehab & Health Care Center
255 W 69th St
| Senior Living Community | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 871 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Collins Academy High School
(CPS)
1313 S Sacramento Blvd
| K-12 School | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,243 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
4343 Clarendon Condominium
4343 N Clarendon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 3,849 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Lake Meadows 3
3420 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,172 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Golden Mile Hotels
660 N State St
| Hotel | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,297 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
00821-Brookdale Lake View
3101-3121 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,248 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
2641 West Harrison
2641 W Harrison St
| Other | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 609 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Archer Courts Apartments
(CHA)
2220 2242 S PRINCETON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,505 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Plumbers Local 130 UA
1340 W Washington Blvd
| Office | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 550 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
The Renaissance at Southshore
2425 E 71st St
| Senior Living Community | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 876 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
T.E. Brown Apartments
3601 3613 S WELLS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 941 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
1165 Property Owner, LLC
1165 N Clark St
| Office | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,111 tons
Highest 41%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data